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Season | 2016 |
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Champions | Western New York Flash |
NWSL Shield | Portland Thorns FC |
Matches played | 100 |
Goals scored | 263 (2.63 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Kealia Ohai Lynn Williams (11 goals) |
Biggest home win | 6 goals: WNY 7–1 BOS (Jun 24) |
Biggest away win | 4 goals: BOS 0–4 WNY (Sep 24) |
Highest scoring | 8 goals: WNY 7–1 BOS (Jun 24) |
Longest winning run | 4 games: Portland Thorns FC (June 17 – July 2) (Sept 4 – Sept 25) |
Longest unbeaten run | 12 games: Portland Thorns FC (Apr 17 – July 2) |
Longest winless run | 8 games: Orlando Pride (July 16 – Sept 24) |
Longest losing run | 6 games: Houston Dash (May 14 – Jul 10) |
Highest attendance | 23,403 ORL 3–1 HOU (Apr 23) |
Lowest attendance | 1,252 NJ 1–2 WNY (May 7) |
Total attendance | 555,775 |
Average attendance | 5,558 |
← 2015 2017 → All statistics correct as of September 25, 2016 [1] . |
The 2016 National Women's Soccer League season was the fourth season of the National Women's Soccer League, the top division of women's soccer in the United States. Including the NWSL's two professional predecessors, Women's Professional Soccer (2009–2011) and the Women's United Soccer Association (2001–2003), it was the tenth overall season of FIFA and USSF-sanctioned top division women's soccer in the United States. The league was operated by the United States Soccer Federation and received significant financial backing from that body. Further financial backing was provided by the Canadian Soccer Association. Both national federations paid the league salaries of many of their respective national team members in an effort to nurture talent in those nations.
To accommodate the 2016 Olympics, the league suspended play for most of the month of August. In addition, the league did not schedule games during FIFA windows, leaving the 20-game, 19-week regular season ending in late September for the second year in a row. [2]
In the regular season, the Portland Thorns topped the standings and thus won the NWSL Shield. In the playoffs, the Washington Spirit and Western New York Flash won their opening matches to set up a meeting in the final. They tied 2-2 after extra time, with the Flash winning 3-2 on penalties to take the NWSL Championship.
Two teams, the Dash and Reign, do not make their stadiums' entire capacity available for home games, instead restricting ticket sales at a lower level. The full capacities of their venues are included in parentheses and italics.
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Note: All of the teams use Nike as their kit manufacturer.
Abbreviation and Color Key: Boston Breakers – BOS • Chicago Red Stars – CHI • Houston Dash – HOU • FC Kansas City – KC • Orlando Pride – ORL Portland Thorns FC – POR • Seattle Reign FC – SEA • Sky Blue FC – NJ • Washington Spirit – WAS • Western New York Flash – WNY Win •Loss •Tie •Home Game | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Club | Match | |||||||||||||||||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | |
Boston Breakers | WAS | SEA | POR | CHI | NJ | KC | WNY | WAS | CHI | WNY | SEA | ORL | NJ | ORL | KC | HOU | POR | WNY | HOU | WNY |
1–0 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 7–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 5–1 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 0–4 | |
Chicago Red Stars | HOU | WNY | ORL | BOS | KC | SEA | NJ | POR | BOS | POR | WNY | WAS | ORL | HOU | KC | NJ | SEA | KC | KC | WAS |
3–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 3–1 | |
Houston Dash | CHI | ORL | NJ | KC | WAS | ORL | SEA | KC | ORL | NJ | POR | CHI | WNY | WAS | WNY | BOS | ORL | POR | BOS | SEA |
3–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 4–2 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 2–3 | |
FC Kansas City | WNY | POR | SEA | HOU | CHI | BOS | ORL | NJ | HOU | SEA | WAS | POR | WAS | WNY | CHI | BOS | NJ | CHI | CHI | ORL |
0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 1–2 | |
Orlando Pride | POR | HOU | CHI | SEA | WNY | HOU | KC | WNY | WAS | HOU | POR | BOS | CHI | SEA | BOS | WAS | HOU | NJ | NJ | KC |
2–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 5–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | |
Portland Thorns FC | ORL | KC | BOS | WAS | SEA | WAS | SEA | CHI | WNY | CHI | ORL | NJ | KC | HOU | SEA | SEA | BOS | HOU | WNY | NJ |
2–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 5–1 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 1–3 | |
Seattle Reign FC | NJ | BOS | KC | ORL | POR | CHI | POR | HOU | NJ | KC | BOS | WNY | WNY | ORL | POR | POR | CHI | WAS | WAS | HOU |
1–2 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 5–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–3 | |
Sky Blue FC | SEA | WAS | HOU | WNY | BOS | WNY | CHI | KC | SEA | WAS | POR | HOU | BOS | WAS | WAS | CHI | KC | ORL | ORL | POR |
1–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 5–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–3 | |
Washington Spirit | BOS | NJ | WNY | POR | HOU | POR | BOS | ORL | NJ | KC | CHI | KC | NJ | NJ | HOU | ORL | WNY | SEA | SEA | CHI |
1–0 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | |
Western New York Flash | KC | CHI | WAS | NJ | ORL | NJ | BOS | ORL | POR | BOS | CHI | SEA | SEA | KC | HOU | HOU | WAS | BOS | POR | BOS |
0–1 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 5–2 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 7–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 0–4 |
Updated to games played on September 25, 2016. [1]
Scores listed as home-away
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Portland Thorns FC | 20 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 35 | 19 | +16 | 41 | NWSL Shield |
2 | Washington Spirit | 20 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 30 | 21 | +9 | 39 | NWSL Playoffs |
3 | Chicago Red Stars | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 24 | 20 | +4 | 33 | |
4 | Western New York Flash (C) | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 40 | 26 | +14 | 32 | |
5 | Seattle Reign FC | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 29 | 21 | +8 | 30 | |
6 | FC Kansas City | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 20 | −2 | 26 | |
7 | Sky Blue FC | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 24 | 30 | −6 | 26 | |
8 | Houston Dash | 20 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 22 | |
9 | Orlando Pride | 20 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 20 | 30 | −10 | 19 | |
10 | Boston Breakers | 20 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 14 | 47 | −33 | 11 |
The initial determining factor for a team's position in the standings is most points earned, with three points earned for a win, one point for a draw, and zero points for a loss. If two or more teams tie in point total, when determining rank and playoff qualification and seeding, the NWSL uses the following tiebreaker rules, [4] going down the list until all teams are ranked.
NOTE: If two clubs remain tied after another club with the same number of points advances during any step, the tie breaker reverts to step 1 of the two-club format.
Considering each week to end on a Sunday. The number of games played by the teams are uneven due to a weather postponement in week 7 (rescheduled as the only game between week 15 and 16) and differing schedules between week 10 and 16.
Week → | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 7R | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
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Team ↓ | ||||||||||||||||||||
Portland Thorns FC | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Washington Spirit | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Chicago Red Stars | 10 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Western New York Flash | 4 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Seattle Reign FC | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
FC Kansas City | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 |
Sky Blue FC | 2 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
Houston Dash | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
Orlando Pride | 7 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Boston Breakers | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Ranked from highest to lowest average attendance.
Team | GP | Attendance | High | Low | Average |
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Portland Thorns FC | 10 | 169,449 | 21,144 | 13,752 | 16,945 |
Orlando Pride | 10 | 87,851 | 23,403 | 5,842 | 8,785 |
Houston Dash | 10 | 56,963 | 7,440 | 4,570 | 5,696 |
Seattle Reign FC | 10 | 46,018 | 5,888 | 3,987 | 4,602 |
Western New York Flash | 10 | 38,683 | 6,449 | 2,235 | 3,868 |
Washington Spirit | 10 | 37,817 | 5,750 | 3,036 | 3,782 |
Boston Breakers | 10 | 35,704 | 4,379 | 1,435 | 3,570 |
FC Kansas City | 10 | 31,624 | 8,022 | 2,217 | 3,162 |
Chicago Red Stars | 10 | 30,045 | 4,024 | 2,068 | 3,005 |
Sky Blue FC | 10 | 21,621 | 3,780 | 1,252 | 2,162 |
Total | 100 | 555,775 | 23,403 | 1,252 | 5,558 |
Updated to games played on September 25, 2016. [1]
Regular season
Rank | Home team | Score | Away team | Attendance | Date | Stadium |
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1 | Orlando Pride | 3–1 | Houston Dash | 23,403 | April 23, 2016 | Camping World Stadium |
2 | Portland Thorns FC | 3–2 | Western New York Flash | 21,144 | September 11, 2016 | Providence Park |
3 | Portland Thorns FC | 1–0 | Seattle Reign | 19,231 | July 30, 2016 | Providence Park |
4 | Portland Thorns FC | 0–0 | Seattle Reign | 18,114 | May 29, 2016 | Providence Park |
5 | Portland Thorns FC | 5–1 | Boston Breakers | 17,152 | September 4, 2016 | Providence Park |
6 | Portland Thorns FC | 1–2 | FC Kansas City | 16,942 | July 9, 2016 | Providence Park |
7 | Portland Thorns FC | 2–0 | Chicago Red Stars | 16,931 | June 22, 2016 | Providence Park |
8 | Portland Thorns FC | 2–1 | Orlando Pride | 16,073 | April 17, 2016 | Providence Park |
9 | Portland Thorns FC | 4–1 | Washington Spirit | 15,823 | May 21, 2016 | Providence Park |
10 | Portland Thorns FC | 2–0 | Sky Blue | 14,287 | July 2, 2016 | Providence Park |
Updated to games played on September 25, 2016. [1]
Top scorersUpdated: September 25 [1] | Top assistsUpdated: September 25 [1] |
Clean sheetsUpdated: September 25 [1] |
The top four teams from the regular season will compete for the NWSL Championship.
Semi-finals | Championship | ||||||||
1 | Portland Thorns FC | 3 | |||||||
4 | Western New York Flash (a.e.t.) | 4 | |||||||
4 | Western New York Flash (pen.) | 2 (3) | |||||||
2 | Washington Spirit | 2 (2) | |||||||
2 | Washington Spirit (a.e.t.) | 2 | |||||||
3 | Chicago Red Stars | 1 |
Washington Spirit | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Chicago Red Stars |
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Krieger 36' Nairn 57' Ordega 111' | Report | Press 81' Johnson 120+2' |
Portland Thorns FC | 3–4 (a.e.t.) | Western New York Flash |
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Sinclair 39' Brynjarsdóttir 75' Sonnett 78' Horan 105+1' Heath 114' | Report | Mewis 16' Kennedy 28' Doniak 38' Dahlkemper 76' Williams 98', 104' Eddy 109' D'Angelo 120+1' |
Month | Player of the Month | Club | Month's Statline | |
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April | Tobin Heath [5] [6] | Portland Thorns FC | 3 assists in 2 games; Thorns 1-0-1 in April | |
May | Alyssa Naeher [7] | Chicago Red Stars | 3 shutouts, 1 goal allowed in 4 games; Red Stars 3-0-2 in May | |
June | Christine Sinclair [8] | Portland Thorns FC | 3 goals and 1 assist; Thorns 3-0-1 in June | |
July | Estefania Banini [9] | Washington Spirit | 4 goals; Spirit 4-1-0 in July | |
August/Olympics | Christine Sinclair [10] | Portland Thorns FC | Both as "Olympian of the Month" and "Player of the Olympics" | |
September | Allie Long [11] | Portland Thorns FC | 5 goals in 4 games; Thorns 4-0-0 in September |
Award | Winner | ||
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Golden Boot [12] | Lynn Williams | Western New York Flash | 11 goals |
Rookie of the Year [13] | Raquel Rodriguez | Sky Blue FC | 1,461 minutes |
Goalkeeper of the Year [14] | Ashlyn Harris | Orlando Pride | 1.33 GAA, 62 saves |
Defender of the Year [15] | Lauren Barnes | Seattle Reign FC | 531 consecutive SO minutes |
Coach of the Year [16] | Mark Parsons | Portland Thorns FC | 12–3–5 regular season |
Most Valuable Player [17] | Lynn Williams | Western New York Flash | 11 goals, 5 assists |
NWSL Best XI [18] | ||||||
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Position | First team | Second team | ||||
Goalkeeper | Ashlyn Harris | Orlando Pride | 62 saves | Alyssa Naeher | Chicago Red Stars | 1.00 GAA |
Defender | Lauren Barnes | Seattle Reign FC | 1,775 minutes | Julie Johnston | Chicago Red Stars | 1.00 team GAA |
Defender | Arin Gilliland | Chicago Red Stars | 1.00 team GAA | Ali Krieger | Washington Spirit | 1.05 team GAA |
Defender | Emily Menges | Portland Thorns FC | 0.95 team GAA | Christie Rampone | Sky Blue FC | 1,800 minutes |
Defender | Becky Sauerbrunn | FC Kansas City | 1.00 team GAA | Casey Short | Chicago Red Stars | 1,781 minutes |
Midfielder | Tobin Heath | Portland Thorns FC | Goal, 10 assists | Danielle Colaprico | Chicago Red Stars | Goal, 2 assists |
Midfielder | Allie Long | Portland Thorns FC | 6 goals, 2 assists | Vanessa DiBernardo | Chicago Red Stars | 7 assists |
FW // MF | Jessica McDonald | Western New York Flash | 10 goals, 7 assists | Jess Fishlock | Seattle Reign FC | Goal, 4 assists |
FW // MF | Kealia Ohai | Houston Dash | 11 goals, 4 assists | Kim Little | Seattle Reign FC | 6 goals, 2 assists |
Forward | Christen Press | Chicago Red Stars | 8 goals | Crystal Dunn | Washington Spirit | 2 goals, 5 assists |
Forward | Lynn Williams | Western New York Flash | 11 goals, 5 assists | Shea Groom | FC Kansas City | 8 goals |
NWSL Championship Game MVP | ||
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Player | Club | Record |
Sabrina D'Angelo | Western New York Flash | 3 saves in PK shootout |
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